NeXtMidas 'SYS' Tree Release Notes

Tested on
PlatformOS VersionJDK
Dec Unix Compaq Tru64 UNIX V4.0F 1.3.0-1
Linux RedHat 7.0 1.3.0_02
Sun Solaris 2.7 1.3.1
Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 1.3.1
1.3.0_02

New Features Added

Bugs Fixed

(listed in ascending DR order)
Bug Num Description
21 No browse-m macro
Deleted browse from the command dictionary
Bug fixed in nxm154b release
nxm/sys/cfg/commands.cnf
47 nmstart.bat (DOS): "Out of Environment" error
Updated readme.txt documentation
Bug fixed in nxm154b release
nxmXXX/readme.txt
55 Res fr* returns all results
nxm/sys/intr/Global.java
nxm/sys/intr/Results.java
nxm/sys/lib/Table.java
nxm/sys/lib/Macro.java
nxm/sys/exp/results.exp
102 Adding keywords fixed
nxm/sys/lib/Keywords.java
127 Sedit intrinsic is missing the "STRIM" function
added STRIM functionality
nxm/sys/intr/Sedit.java
nxm/sys/exp/sedit.exp
nxm/sys/test/test_sedit.mm
264 nmstart updated in nxm153 release to set JAVA2D_USEPLATORMFONT.
Bug fixed in nxm153 and nxm154beta releases, also.
nxm/os/unix/nnmstart
nxm/os/dos/nmstart.bat
266 Added RAMP primitive.
nxm/sys/cfg/commands.cnf
nxm/sys/exp/ramp.exp
nxm/sys/prim/ramp.java
nxm/sys/lib/Args.java
nxm/sys/test/test_ramp.mm
nxm/sys/test/test_ramp.mmp1
nxm/sys/exp/Ramp.java
402 toString() method added in Keywords.java
nxm/sys/lib/Keywords.java
403 Problem with half of Double type data generated set to 0.0
nxm/sys/prim/waveform.java
405 Reset size of file when seeking past end of file.
nxm/sys/lib/DataFile.java
406 Bug declared nondiscrpant (C/NDR) in nxm154 release.
C/NDR applies to previous nxm releases also.
No files modified.
410 Removed setSubsize method, kept setSubSize method.
nxm/sys/lib/DataFile.java
429 Need ability to use Midas functions from within Java
obtained NMROOT from environment before calling boot()
nxm/sys/lib/Shell.java
443 String monthList in the Time class has a type
Changed 'MAP' to 'MAY' in monthList String
nxm/sys/lib/Time.java
445 No checkout command in NeXtMidas
Added checkout command
nxm/sys/lib/CoreIO.java
nxm/sys/exp/checkout.exp
nxm/sys/mcr/checkout.mm
nxm/sys/cfg/commands.cnf
nxm/sys/intr/File.java
451 UPDATE command does not remember current option
Modified UPDATE command
nxm/sys/intr/Update.java
454 Unable to auto-update a command
Modified UPDATE command
nxm/sys/intr/Update.java
455 Must do a PATH REDO after an UPDATE command
Modified UPDATE command
nxm/sys/intr/Update.java
465 Allow compile with -g debug flag
os/dos/nmstart.bat
os/dos/nmmake.bat
os/dos/nmend.bat
os/dos/nmbld.bat
os/unix/nmstart
os/unix/nmmake
os/unix/nmbld
readmeMaint.txt
1344 Checking for presence of a slash "/"
Only add terminating path separator if one is not already present
nxm/sys/lib/Shell.java
nxm/sys/lib/OS.java
os/dos/nm.bat
readme.txt
1349 Version number should be string instead of int
changed int to String to allow letters in version identifier
nxm/sys/inc/Installation.java
2226 Removed nxm/sys/Overview.class from baseline
class file accidentally inserted into baseline was removed
nxm/sys/Overview.class
2241 Put classpath at front when invoking java
(similar to bug 1351 fixed in nxm1.5.4b.)
os/dos/nm.bat
2264 Support for scalar packed bits.
nxm/sys/lib/Convert.c
nxm/sys/lib/Convert.java
nxm/sys/lib/Data.java
nxm/sys/lib/DataFile.java
2265 Added ability to change file format types
Can change from packed bit, can not currently change to packed bit.
nxm/sys/prim/convert.java
nxm/sys/exp/convert.exp
2326 Added fcalculator
nxm/sys/prim/fcalculator.java
nxm/sys/lib/DataOps.java
nxm/sys/inc/Constants.java
nxm/sys/exp/fcalculator.exp
nxm/sys/exp/fcalculator.java
2343 Changed to Unit.TIME from hard coded 1.
nxm/sys/prim/waveform.java
2386 Added /SCROLLEND switch to LIST primitive.
nxm/sys/prim/list.java
nxm/sys/libg/GridSheet.java
nxm/sys/test/scroll_test.mm
nxm/sys/test/scroll_test.mmp1
2403 Cannot make nmsf.exe and native DLLs on DOS
if (cygwin) gcc compiler defined, compiles all native files locally
readmeMaint.txt
os/dos/nmstart.bat
os/dos/nmmake.bat
os/dos/nmbld.bat
nxm/sys/lib/NTerminal.c
2542 Described how to disable adobe-specific fonts for Linux
readme.txt
2549 added selectfile primitive to UCL option tree
nxm/sys/lib/CoreIO.java
nxm/ucl/cfg/commands.cnf
nxm/ucl/exp/selectfile.exp
nxm/ucl/prim/selectfile.java
nxm/ucl/test/selectfile_test.mm
nxm/ucl/test/readme.txt
2550 CoreIO changes for setting/getting HTTP files
nxm/sys/lib/CoreIO.java
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